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vocalist

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from his debut studio album, ''

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'' (2003). It was released on 26 May 2003 as the album's lead single. The song reached number 18 on the

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and number five on ''

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'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song was slightly remixed in two different forms for its single release and an extended version for the music video.

Background

In a

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interview a week after the single's release, Gahan told Jim Macnie that the song, which poked fun at his addiction, "is all about the so-called glamorous side of rock-'n'-roll, and ending up on some dirty, sticky floor every single night; some god-awful toilet in some club or—most of the time—my own dirty, sticky floor in my own bathroom."

Track listings

*UK CD single (CDMUTE294) #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (radio mix, by Alan Moulder) – 3:16 #"Stand Up" – 5:29 #"Maybe" – 4:52 *UK limited-edition CD single (LCDMUTE294) #"Dirty Sticky Floors" ( Junkie XL vocal remix edit) – 7:36 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (

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vocal mix edit) – 6:10 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty club mix edit) – 6:11 Note: The first pressings of the limited-edition CD single incorrectly lists tracks 2 and 3 as being "Stand Up" (Lexicon Avenue vocal mix edit) and "Maybe" (The Passengerz Dirty club mix edit) on the sleeve. *UK DVD single (DVDMUTE294) #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (video) – 3:32 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL dub edit) – 7:45 #"Black and Blue Again" (acoustic) – 4:51 *UK 12-inch single (12MUTE294) – released 9 June 2003 :A. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL vocal remix) – 10:48 :AA. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL dub) – 12:15 *UK limited-edition 12-inch single (L12MUTE294) – released 9 June 2003 :A. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue vocal mix) – 10:31 :AA. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) – 6:38 *US CD maxi single (42620-2) #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (radio mix, by Alan Moulder) – 3:14 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL vocal remix) – 10:44 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty club remix) – 7:25 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue vocal mix) – 10:31 #"Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) – 6:38 #"Stand Up" – 5:28 #"Maybe" – 4:52 *US double 12-inch single (0-42620) :A. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL vocal remix) – 10:43 :B1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty club remix) – 7:24 :B2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) – 6:43 :C. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL dub) – 12:14 :D. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue vocal mix) – 10:28

Credits and personnel

* Jack Clark – mix engineering * Jonathan Adler – recording engineering * Mike Marsh – mastering *

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– mixing * Jon Collyer – programming * Knox Chandler – additional programming

Charts

References

External links

Single information from the official Dave Gahan website

AllMusic review
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